Land
The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout is set to double in size having defied the odds and “achieved the impossible” for a second time in two years, following one of the most ambitious community fundraising campaigns ever seen.
A historic agreement for 5,300 acres of land and three properties between The Langholm Initiative charity and Buccleuch will now go ahead, after the Dumfriesshire town of Langholm successfully reached its goal of £2.2m by the 31 July deadline.
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Almost £5 million has been today awarded to 46 projects in Scotland to improve natural habitats, safeguard plant and animal species, improve biodiversity, and tackle climate change.
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Community Land Week will return this year from the 8th to the 16th of October for the fourth Scotland-wide celebration of community landowners. Expression of interest deadline is Friday 29th July.
Any geographic community that owns land or another asset, from an estate to a woodland to a community centre, can apply to run an event as part of the week.
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You can now share your views on how the land in rural Scotland is owned, bought, sold, managed and used in the Land Reform consultation - access it directly here.
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Listen to the latest episode of OnFarm podcast where a beef farmer Giles Henry talks about the sustainable farming practices.